To date, the US has documented a total of seven mass shootings in 2021, with the most recent incident claiming the lives of 10 individuals in Colorado. The deadly shooting on Monday came less than a week after a gunman killed eight people in a series of attacks on massage parlors in Georgia.
YouTube has declared it will not be removing a livestreamed video that gave detailed insight into the shooting scene that unfolded at a King Soopers supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, it was revealed on Tuesday.
The video sharing company has indicated that rather than deleting the graphic video content, it will be adding a warning label, and placing restrictions that would make the video available to only users over the age of 18.
However, when it came to the video footage recorded and shared on the platform by self-avowed citizen journalist Dean Schiller, different standards were tapped.
The citizen journalist livestreamed the events on his YouTube channel ZFG Videography, and managed to amass roughly 30,000 viewers while live. As of Tuesday afternoon, the video has gained over 625,000 views.
The graphic video begins with Schiller running toward the supermarket, as he is explaining to viewers that he heard gunshots and saw an individual lying face down at the entrance of the establishment. At least three bodies are seen in the opening seconds of Schiller’s stream, and two gunshots are heard before he decides to place some distance between himself and the building.
Police tape is seen at the perimeter of a shooting site at King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, U.S. March 22, 2021.
The three-hour-long video, which also included footage of a man believed to be the shooter being escorted by police, saw Schiller repeatedly refusing to leave the crime scene and arguing with law enforcement officials. At one point, Schiller is heard telling officers that he’s “a journalist, don’t yell at me, I’m watching you, I’ll do what I want.”
After eventually being successfully booted from the scene, Schiller opted to give several interviews to media outlets before then deciding to drive to another suspected shooting scene in the area that was blocked off by authorities. The livestream only ended after Schiller’s phone battery began to run out.
Incidentally, this is not the first time that Schiller has gone toe-to-toe with local law enforcement.
Boulder police announced late Monday that the shooting spree killed 10 individuals, including an officer with the Boulder Police Department who was among the first officials to respond to the scene. The shooting suspect has been identified as a 21-year-old resident of Boulder, and has been charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder.
Police believe an investigation into the shooting will take no longer than 5 days.
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